Tag: Athletics
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Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich breaks women’s marathon world record in Chicago | Athletics News
Chepngetich wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56, dedicating the record to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash. Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in two hours, nine minutes…
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Ugandan Olympian hospitalised after being set on fire | Olympics News
Rebecca Cheptegie, who ran in last month’s Olympic marathon, has burns covering 75 percent of her body after a brutal attack by her boyfriend, police allege. A Ugandan Olympic runner has been hospitalised in Kenya after being set on fire by her partner, according to police. Rebecca Cheptegie, who competed last month in the Paris…
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Bilesmania, gender row: Five viral moments that define Paris Olympics 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise gave the 2024 Olympic Games a dramatic ending with a memorable action sequence that moved the attention from Paris to Los Angeles, the US city that will host the next edition of the games. As the Olympic flag was passed on from one city to another, Paris wrapped up the show…
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Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem beats Neeraj Chopra to win Olympic gold in javelin | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Nadeem bags gold with an Olympic record-breaking throw of 92.97m to end Pakistan’s 32-year medal drought at the Games. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem has made history by clinching the country’s first-ever track and field medal at the Olympics as he claimed gold in the men’s javelin final in Paris. The 27-year-old dethroned defending champion Neeraj Chopra…